The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1887-10-05
ARTICLE VIII.
SUFFRAGE AND ELECTION.


SEC. |. Every male citizen twenty-ol o
years of age, possessing the following
qualifications, shall be entitled to vote at
all elections:
First.-He shall have been a citizen of
the United States at least one month.
Second.-H e shall have resided in the State
one year, (or, If having previously been a
qualified elector or native born citizen of
the State he shall have renewed thereform
and returned, then six months,) imme VI
ately preceding the election.
Third.-He shall have resided in the
election district where he offers to vote at
least two months Immediately preceding
the election.
Fourth.-1f twenty-five years of age or
upwards, he shall have paid within two
years State or county tax which shall
have been assessed at least two months and
paid at least one month before election.
SEC. 2. The General election shall / .
held annually on the Tuesday next follow
ing the first Monday of November, but
the General Assembly may, by law fix a
differont day, two-thirds of all the MEM
bers of each House consenting thereto.
also give official notice of the follow
ing provisions of an act approved the Both
of March, 1866, entitled "An act regula-
ting the mode of voting at all the elections
of this Commonwealth"
SEC. l. Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania in General AS
sembly met, and it is hereby enacted nv
the authority of the same, That the quail
itied voters of the several counties of this
Commonwealth, at all general, township,
borough and special elections are hereby
hereafter authorized and required to vote
by tickets printed or written, or partly
printed and partly written, severally clas-
slf1ed as follows: One ticket shall embrace
the names of alljudges of courts voted for,
and shall be labeled Judiciary - one
ticket shall embrace the names of all the
! State officers voted for and be labeled
''State;" one ticket shall embrace the
names Of all the county officers voted for,
| including office of Senator and member of
Assembly, il voted for, and member of
| Congress, If voted for, and be labeled
County - one ticket shall embrace the
/ names of all the township officers voted
for, and be labeled "Township :" one
ticket shall embrace the names of all the
borough officers voted for and be labeled
| Borough" and each class shall be depos-
tied in separate ballot boxes.
Notice is hereby given, That any person
| excepting Justices of the Peace who shall
hold any office or appointment ofproft or
trust under the United States, or this
! state, or any city or cOrpOrated district,
| whether commissioned officer or other
wise, subordinate officer or agent who
| is or shall be employed under the legisla
ture, executive or judiciary department OF
this State, or in any city, or OF any incor-
pOrated district, and also that every mem
Der of Congress and of the State Legisla-
! ture, or OF the select or common council
OF any city, or commissioners of any in
corporated district, is by law incapable OF
holding or exercising at the time, the
Office or appointment of Judge, inspector
or clerk of any election in this Common
wealth, and that no Inspector, Judge Oh
other officer of such election shall be eligi-
] ble TO be then voted for.
The Judges of the aforesaid districts
shall epresentatively take charge of the
certificates of return of the election o.
their respective districts, and produce
them at the Prothonotary's office in the
Borough of Tionesta, as follows: "All
Judges living within twelve miles of the
ProthonotarY' office, or within twenty.
four miles if their residence be in town
village or city vpon the line Of a railroad
leading to the county seat. shall before two
o'clock p. M. on WEDNESDAY, NO
NEMBEk NINTH, 1887, and al othel
Judges shall before twelve o'clock, m., OF
I'll URSDAY, NOVEMBER TENTH
los7, deliver said returns, together will
the return sheets, TO the Prothonotary o
the Court of Common Pleas of Fores
county, which said return shall be filed
and the day and hour of tiling marked
therein. and shall be preserved by tn,
PrOthonotary for public inspection.
GlVen under my hand at my office in Tio
nesta, Pa, this 9th day of september
IN the year OF our Lord one Thousand
, eight hundred and eighty-seven, and il
the one hundred and twelfth year of th,
Independence of the United States.
l., AGNEW, Sheriff.